• Pakistan has issued special permits to Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the crown prince and five other members of their family to hunt Houbara bustard during the 2020-21 hunting season. • The Arab royals hunt the bird…
• The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and MSME launched an innovative new paint named Khadi Prakritik Paint. • It is developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission. About: • The “Khadi Prakritik Paint” is a first-of-its-kind eco-friendly…
• Recently, the Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the National Centre of Meteorology of the UAE. Key highlights of MoUs: • Cooperation to support the…
• A study finds only 30% of Indian executives in the survey knew about 3D printing, compared to 77% of American executives. About: • 3D printing or additive manufacturing uses computer-aided designing to make prototypes or working models of objects…
• Public and Private Health Facilities were felicitated with Kayakalp award for high standards of Sanitation and Hygiene. The government had launched a National Initiative ‘Kayakalp’ on 15th May 2015 to ensure hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness in Public Health Facilities…
• Union government indicated that it is looking for an early implementation of the four labour codes, and rules to this effect will be ready by the end of January. • Centre is holding a tripartite consultation (involving its officials,…
• Crop insurance scheme The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) successfully completes 5 Years of operations on 13th January 2021. Key achievements: • Average sum insured per hectare has increased from Rs. 15,100 during pre-PMFBY Schemes to Rs. 40,700…
• Speaking at an UNSC meeting organized on the 20th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1373, India proposed an 8-point action plan to ensure effective action against the menace of terrorism. • Resolution 1373, adopted in the wake of 9/11…
• Sugarcane farmers have demanded that sugar mills must pay FRP in one go, however Sugar millers have claimed that higher FRP and SAP is leading to rising cane price payment arrears to farmers. • It is claimed that present…
• The Supreme Court has put a stay on the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders. It has also set up a committee of agricultural experts to facilitate talks between the Centre and farmers’ unions to resolve…
• Manipur has become the 4th State in the country to successfully undertake “Urban Local Bodies (ULB)” reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance in its letter to the States dated 17th May, 2020. About: • Thus,…
• Japan and India signed an agreement of 50 billion loans to support India’s economic support program for the poor and vulnerable groups affected by the pandemic. The loan could also be a neighborhood of Japan’s Official Development Assistance –…
